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Community collaboration to support reentry adult women.
Abstract
The term "reentry woman" is used to describe adult women re-entering educational institutions after an absence ranging from a few years to as many as 35 years and more. While the literature describes the common barriers and challenges to these women, there remains a lack of articles concerned with practical programs geared to meet their needs (Gianakos, 1996). This article describes a mini-educational program designed to encourage adult women to enter or return to higher education. A community organization and a 4-year higher education institution collaborated to design and deliver the program. Financial support was provided to those who entered college ...
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